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Endangered and extinct languages in the Philippines are based on the 3rd world volume released by UNESCO in 2010. Degree of endangerment (UNESCO standard) Safe: language is spoken by all generations; intergenerational transmission is uninterrupted. Vulnerable: most children speak the language, but it may be restricted to certain domains (e.g ...
The adoption of regional languages as a medium of teaching is based on studies that indicate that the use of mother tongues as languages of instruction improves the comprehension and critical thinking skills of children and facilitates the learning of second languages such as English and Filipino.
The Central Philippine languages are the most geographically widespread demonstrated group of languages in the Philippines, being spoken in southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Sulu. They are also the most populous, including Tagalog (and Filipino ), Bikol , and the major Visayan languages Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Waray , Kinaray-a , and Tausug ...
Reid (2013) considers each Negrito language or group to be a first-order split in its respective branch, with Inati and Manide–Alabat as first-order subgroups of Malayo-Polynesian. Malayo-Polynesian (MP) diverse MP branches outside of the Philippines; Bashiic, Kalamianic and other MP branches on the Philippines not comprising Negrito languages
Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ FIL-ə-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino̞]) is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, the main lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, along with English. [2]
The Bisayan language with the most speakers is Cebuano, spoken by 20 million people as a native language in Central Visayas, parts of Eastern Visayas, and most of Mindanao. Two other well-known and widespread Bisayan languages are Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) , spoken by 9 million in most of Western Visayas and Soccsksargen ; and Waray-Waray , spoken ...
Pages in category "Languages of the Philippines" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Cebuano language is spoken by more than twenty million people in the Philippines and is the most widely spoken of the Visayan languages. Most speakers of Cebuano are found in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, southeastern Masbate, Biliran , Western and Southern Leyte, eastern Negros and most of Mindanao except Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim ...